During inprocessing, who counsels Airmen with family members on the importance of, and confirms the need for, family care certification by completing DAF Form 357, Family Care Certification?

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Inprocessing includes ensuring Airmen with family members understand the importance of Family Care Certification and that it’s needed. This counseling and completion of the certification are handled by the unit’s leadership—commanders and first sergeants. They sit down with the airman (and family as appropriate), explain what Family Care Certification covers, why it matters for readiness and support, and then complete DAF Form 357 to document the understanding and requirement. This supervisory role is what makes them the right choice, since they’re responsible for the member’s welfare and readiness. While a base chaplain can offer spiritual support, medical personnel handle health care, and the unit deployment manager focuses on deployment tasks, none are the primary sign-off authority for this certification like the commanders and first sergeants.